The NRF2, thioredoxin, and glutathione system in tumorigenesis and anticancer therapies

M Jaganjac, L Milkovic, SB Sunjic, N Zarkovic - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer remains an elusive, highly complex disease and a global burden. Constant change
by acquired mutations and metabolic reprogramming contribute to the high inter-and …

Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) with focus on brain and neurodegenerative diseases

H Tsubaki, I Tooyama, DG Walker - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development of new therapeutic approaches to diseases relies on the identification of
key molecular targets involved in amplifying disease processes. One such molecule is …

Bioorthogonal PROTAC prodrugs enabled by on-target activation

M Chang, F Gao, D Pontigon, G Gnawali… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Although proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) have become promising therapeutic
modalities, important concerns exist about the potential toxicity of the approach owing to …

The role of TXNIP in cancer: a fine balance between redox, metabolic, and immunological tumor control

J Deng, T Pan, Z Liu, C McCarthy, JM Vicencio… - British Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) is commonly considered a master regulator of
cellular oxidation, regulating the expression and function of Thioredoxin (Trx). Recent work …

Salvia miltiorrhiza in diabetes: A review of its pharmacology, phytochemistry, and safety

Q Jia, R Zhu, Y Tian, B Chen, R Li, L Li, L Wang, Y Che… - Phytomedicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM), one of the frequently used herbs in traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM), has now attracted rising interests for a possible alternative in the …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of an anti-diabetic, orally available small molecule that regulates TXNIP expression and glucagon action

LA Thielen, J Chen, G Jing, O Moukha-Chafiq, G Xu… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Diabetes is characterized by hyperglycemia, loss of functional islet beta cell mass,
deficiency of glucose-lowering insulin, and persistent alpha cell secretion of gluconeogenic …

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor family proteins are multitasking cytokines in tissue injury

S Song, Z Xiao, FJ Dekker, GJ Poelarends… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
The family of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) proteins in humans consist of MIF,
its functional homolog D-dopachrome tautomerase (D-DT, also known as MIF-2) and the …

Single-cell RNA transcriptome helps define the limbal/corneal epithelial stem/early transit amplifying cells and how autophagy affects this population

N Kaplan, J Wang, B Wray, P Patel… - … & visual science, 2019 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) was used to interrogate the relatively
rare stem (SC) and early transit amplifying (TA) cell populations in limbal/corneal epithelia …

Laron syndrome–a historical perspective

Z Laron, H Werner - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Laron Syndrome (LS)[OMIm# 262500], or primary GH insensitivity, was first
described in 1966 in consanguineous Jewish families from Yemen. LS is characterized by a …

Focus on the role of mitochondria in NLRP3 inflammasome activation: A prospective target for the treatment of ischemic stroke

X Zhang, W Zeng, Y Zhang, Q Yu… - International …, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Post‑ischemic neuroinflammation induced by the innate local immune response is a major
pathophysiological feature of cerebral ischemic stroke, which remains the leading cause of …